Valve lifter



ROBIN ICI-I SHIBIYA, OF OMAHA, NEBRASKA.

VALVE LIFT-ER.

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Application To all whom litmcy/ concern.' n

Be it known that l', ltonrn l. SHierrin a subject of the Emperor of Japan.) and a resident of Omaha, in the county oi' Doug-- las and State of Nebraska, havein'vented a new and Improved Valve Litter, of vwhich the following is a ruil, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to devices iior aiding in the removal of the poppet valves of engines, particularly internal combustion engines; and has for an object the provision ot a simple and eliicient device which can be readily and simply applied to an internal combustion engine in the smallest possible space to effect the removal ot the valves therefrom.

Janother object is the provision of a device which can be' 'adjusted 'for diiilerentLsiZed engines in a "very easy manner.

A further object resides in the provision or a device in which the action of removing a valve against the i'orce of a valve spring is effected by the use of a minimum amount oi i'orce.

A still further object resides in the particular `construction and arrangement ot parts hereinafter described and claimed and shown in the accompanying drawings.

he invention is illustrated in the drawings, oi' which- Figure 1 is a side view partially in section showing the device applied to the cylinder block of an automobile engine;

Figure 2 is an end'view of the device;

Figure 3 is a section taken on the line 3 3 or' Figure 1; and

Figure 4t is a detail of the endo't the spring-lifting arm.

The preferred embodiment oi my device as shown in the drawings is adapted 'for application to the cylinder block of an en-y gine7 such as an automobile engine. This portion of the engine comprises a cylinder head 1 in which a valve 2 having a valve stem 3 is disposed in a well-known manner. The lower end of the valve stem is provided with a pin 4t passing therethrough which serves to restrain the movement thereon ot a washer 5. Between the washer 5 and the cylinder casing a coiled spring 6 extends. This coiled spring has the effect of bearing down on the washer and therethrough on a valve stem to hold the valve 2 seated.

ln order to remove the valve from the cylinder block for regrinding or other re- Specication of Letters Patent.

Patented flug. l, 192.2.

filed February 9,1921. Serial No. 443,634.

pairs, it is necessary to remove the cylinder head l to lift the valve. Tn order to litt the valve, the pressure of the spring 3 must be removed from the valve stem 3. To do this, it is customary to provide some mechanism tor lifting the washer 5 and the spring 6 against the force oi" the spring so that the washer is removed from the pin et, whereby the pin l can be removed from the sten W hen this pin is thus removed, the stem is 'treed from the restraining action of the spring 6 and the valve, therefore, can be removed freely from its seat.'

To effect this object, l have provided a metallic plug 7 which is provided at one end with spaced yoke-shaped lug members 3 betweenand on which an= operating handle or lever 9 is pivoted. The lower end of this plug 7 is bored as-at '10 and provided with a threaded portion through which a threaded pin or rod` 11 extends. The lower end of this/rod is tapered to a point 12 adapted to resten the top of the cylinder block 1, or y may extend to the top ot valve 2 when the cylinder head is removed. Adjacent the pivot point of the handle 9 the handle is iiared and curved as at 9', and at this point a pair or' links 13 are pivotally connected in a manner hereinafter to be described. At the other end these links are connected to a spring-lifting arm 14, the lower outer end 15 of which is adapted to engage the washer 5. This end 15 is in the form of two spaced extending wing portions 16 which are adapted to be disposed on opposite sides of the stem 3 and pin t beneath the washer 5. The plug 7, to which the lever 9 is connected, is surrounded by a sleeve 17 which is adapted to slide along the plug. This sleeve is embraced by a portion, such 17, of the arm 1don one side, and on the other, by a curved portion 18 oi a metallic bar which is at one end bolted as at 19 to the armll and at the other end 2O is disposed adjacent the louter end 21 of the arm 14. The ends 2O and 21 above mentioned are pivotally connected to a bolt 21 and spaced by sleeves 22 surrounding said bolt from the above-mentioned links 13. The parts 17 and 18, 2O and 21 may be made in one piece, if desired. The upper ends of the links 13 are connected to a plate 23 which is also pivotally connected to the above-mentioned portion oi the lever 9 and are spaced apart by sleeves 23, as shown particularly in Figure 2. Tn this way the movement of the yhandle or lever 9 will effect a balanced movement of the sleeve 17 along the plug 7 and thereby carry with it the arm 14:.

ln the operation of the device, the first step requires ythat the pin 12 be so adjustedv within the plug 7 that the plug 7 will be spaced the proper distance from the top of the cylinder block. When in this proper position, with the lever 9 in the position shown in full lines in Figure 1, the lower end 15 ofthe valve spring lifting arm 14 shouldr be in position beneath the washer 5 when the 'washer is in the normal position thrust at the pivotal point oi' the lever 9 on the plug 7 which, therefore, forces the pin 12 against the top of the cylinder block andy which is, therefore, lirmly held thereagainst.

It will be noticed,'therefore, that the line of actionof the resultant force on the spring is directly in line with the axis of the spring and that the supporting reaction of the deconcentrated force is applied along the same line. To this end vit will be noticed thatthe pin 11 is disposed on the cylinder block directly in line with the aXis of the stem 3 and the spring 6.

What I claim is:

A. valve lifter for automobile engines, which comprises a threaded'pin to be placed on top of the cylinder block, a plug having a threaded bore with which the pin adjustably engages, a slidable sleeve surrounding the plug, a pivoted lever connected to said plug, an arm connected to the sleeve and eX-. tending around the cylinder head, the lower end ot' the arm adapted to engage the valve spring, said arm having an aperture, a bolt passing through said aperture, a pair of sleeves surrounding the bolt on opposite sides of the arm, a pair of links disposed on the bolt adjacent the ends of the sleeves, the other ends of the links being apertured, a second bolt passing through the apertures in said links and through an aperture in the pivotedarm, and sleeves on the ksecond bolt disposed between the links and the arm to space the links with respect to the arm, this combination of parts resulting in a balanced movement of the sleeve along the plug.

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